At Least 180 Killed In One Month By Floods In Afghanistan
No fewer than 180 people have been confirmed to have died and 3,000 homes destroyed following heavy floods in Afghanistan over the past month, a government spokesman disclosed on Friday. Zabihullah Mujahid pointed out that the scale of the damage done in the country had been worse because of the mismanagement of infrastructure by the […]
Secure Telecoms Infrastructure, Danbatta Urges Nigerians
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has stated that Nigerians have a responsibility to take charge of safeguarding telecommunications infrastructure since any vandalism damages the provider’s ability to provide a high-quality service. He made this known while speaking on Thursday during the 2022 edition of Youth, Civil Society […]
Benzema Announced Winner Of UEFA Player Of The Year
Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema was on Thursday announced as the UEFA Player of the Year after a fantastic season with the Spanish giants. The Frenchman won the prestigious award ahead of teammate Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City. Africa Today News, New York reports that Benzema topped the scoring charts last […]
China Upholds Death Penalty For United States Citizen
A United States citizen has met his waterloo as a Chinese court had on Thursday upheld the death sentence for him over the murder of his girlfriend while calling the conviction “accurate” and the sentence “appropriate”. The unfortunate Shadeed Abdulmateen had been found guilty in April of stabbing the 21-year-old woman in the face and […]
Outgoing UN Rights Chief Urges Putin To Halt Ukraine War
The outgoing United Nations rights chief, Michelle Bachelet has announced in a departing plea to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin that she wants him to stop Russia’s attack on Ukraine because of its “unimaginably terrifying” impact on civilians. Bachelet, who would be stepping down at the end of the month has also marked the six […]
Academic Technologists Union Suspends Strike For 3 Months
Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has revealed that the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced that they are going to be suspending their nationwide strike for three months. This directive is coming on the heels of the earlier suspension of strike which had been aounced by the […]
Approve Ortom’s Call To Arm Benue Guards – Group To Buhari
In lieu of the recently created security vanguard in Benue State, a group has urged the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to give his seal of approval to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and some of his South-West counterparts to procure some arms for the Benue Community Volunteer Guards, BCVG and “Amotekun” in order to […]
2023: You’ve Lost Relevance Politically, Wike Lambasts Lamido
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has hit back at the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido over his recent comments, saying he has lost ‘relevance’ politically. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that Lamido had on Tuesday while speaking on a Channels TV program said there was no need for any reconciliation […]
3 Killed, 11 Homes As Communal Conflict Hits Gombe Villages
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that no fewer than three people have died in a recent incident in Kushi, Shongom Local Government Area, Gombe State. This is alleged to be a revived communal crisis. It was gathered that the recent violence began with the murder of a herder […]
Enough Of Profiling, Killing Of Fulani, Miyetti Allah Warns
The Chairman of Miyetti Allah cattle breeders association of Nigeria (MCBAN), Alhaji Attahiru Abubakar (Tukuran Bargu) in Kebbi State has warned against what it described as ethnic profiling and killing of Fulani pastoralists in several states in southern and middle belt Nigeria. He gave the warning in Birnin Kebbi at the association’s secretariat on Wednesday, […]
Strike: Gov Badaru Lambasts ASUU, Calls Them ‘Unpatriotic’
The Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has expressed disappointment over the prolonged strike which was recently embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He went on to describe the union’s action as unjustifiable and ‘unpatriotic’ calling on good-spirited Nigerians to speak out against the trend. The governor made this […]
IBB, Abdulsalami, Babachir Meet Over Tinubu-Shettima Ticket
Immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday held a meeting with the former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, and former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar in Minna, Niger State. The duo who were accompanied by the former deputy governor […]